Today is the fourth anniversary of the Fundão tailings (mine waste) dam disaster in Mariana, a town in the Southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The Fundão dam and the associated iron ore mine, called Samarco, is operated by a mining company of the same name –...
15/10/19 – For immediate release Frontline human rights defenders travel from Latin America to the UK to share their experiences of climate breakdown, the threat of violence and the greenwashing tactics of multinational mining company BHP Human rights and...
War on Want and London Mining Network launch joint report exposing greenwashing of mining industry, ahead of Global Climate Strike Monday 16 September will see the launch of ‘A Just Transition is a Post-extractive Transition’, a joint report by climate justice...
Press release, for immediate release: 10/07/19 JATAM, London Mining Network Risky investments: UK investors set sights on Indonesia fossil fuel infrastructure despite deadly mining legacy UK investors attended Indonesia’s Infrastructure Investment Forum in...
Press release: 08/07/19 (Spanish press release below) Colombia, La Guajira: British mining multinational is diverting vital water source for massive coal extraction, despite a Constitutional Court ruling for community consultation For two years, mining company...
Campaigners will hold a ‘People’s Tribunal’ outside London-listed mining company Lonmin’s Extraordinary General Meeting, on Tuesday 28th May, 10.00–11.30am, outside The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5. Citing Lonmin’s inaction over demands...
